focussing on nitrogen pollution in the Oglio River basin (3800 km 2, Po Plain, Northern Italy).
Nitrogen mass balances, computed for the whole basin with 2000 and 2008 data, suggest a
large N surplus in this area, over 40 000 t N yr− 1, and increasing between 2000 and 2008.
Calculations indicate a very large impact of animal husbandry and agricultural activities in
this watershed, with livestock manure and synthetic fertilizers contributing 85% of total N …